sacred

英 [ˈseɪkrɪd]

美 [ˈseɪkrɪd]

adj. 上帝的; 神的; 神圣的; 受尊重的; 受崇敬的

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同义词辨析

sacred divine holy【导航词义：神圣的】

sacredadj. 神圣的

〔辨析〕

指与上帝、神或宗教有关，因而是神圣而不容亵渎的，也可表示被普遍视为神圣及深受尊重的。

〔例证〕

A church is a sacred building.
教堂是神圣的建筑物。
In India the cow is considered sacred.
在印度，牛是神圣的动物。
What is sacred to you?
对你来说什么是神圣的？

divineadj. 神的，神圣的

〔辨析〕

指来源于神或上帝的，或与神或上帝有关的，强调非人世间所有的。

〔例证〕

divine power/peac
神力/天赐的和平
They were not human any more, but two spirits united by a divine fire.
他们已不再是凡人，而是由神火融合在一起的两个精灵。
These people believed that the civil war was a divine punishment.
那些人认为内战是上天的惩罚。

holyadj. 神圣的

〔辨析〕

指与上帝或某一宗教有关的，可与 sacred 换用。

〔例证〕

This is a holy/sacred place to them.
对他们来说，这里是一处圣地。
They believe in the miraculous power of holy/sacred relics.
他人相信圣物的神奇力量。

牛津词典

adj.

上帝的；神的；神圣的
connected with God or a god; considered to be holy
1. a sacred image/shrine/temple
  圣像 / 地 / 殿
2. sacred music
  圣乐
3. Cows are sacred to Hindus.
  印度教徒把牛奉为圣物。
受尊重的；受崇敬的
very important and treated with great respect
1. Human life must always be sacred.
  人的生命在任何时候都必须得到尊重。
2. For journalists nothing is sacred (= they can write about anything) .
  在记者眼里，没有什么是不可冒犯的。

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 神圣的;上帝的;神的
Something that issacredis believed to be holy and to have a special connection with God.
1. The owl is sacred for many Californian Indian people.
  对于很多加利福尼亚的印第安人而言，猫头鹰是圣物。
2. ...shrines and sacred places.
  神龛和圣地
ADJ 宗教的;用于宗教仪式的
Something connected with religion or used in religious ceremonies is described assacred.
1. ...sacred art.
  宗教艺术
2. ...sacred songs or music.
  宗教歌曲或音乐
ADJ-GRADED 不可侵犯的;不容干涉的;不可变更的
You can describe something assacredwhen it is regarded as too important to be changed or interfered with.
1. My memories are sacred...
  我的记忆不容亵渎。
2. He said the unity of the country was sacred.
  他说国家的统一神圣不可侵犯。

英英释义

adj

(often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person
1. a fund sacred to charity
2. a morning hour sacred to study
3. a private office sacred to the President
made or declared or believed to be holy
1. a consecrated church
2. the sacred mosque
3. sacred elephants
4. sacred bread and wine
5. sanctified wine
Synonym:consecratedsanctified
worthy of religious veneration
1. the sacred name of Jesus
2. Jerusalem's hallowed soil
Synonym:hallowed
concerned with religion or religious purposes
1. sacred texts
2. sacred rites
3. sacred music
worthy of respect or dedication
1. saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling

双语例句

To sacred Sparta, a king. Our king!
回到了神圣的斯巴达，成为了王，我们的王！
This is a sacred place.
这是一个神圣的地方。
The parish church itself retain~ the mysterious quality of an ancient sacred place.
那教区教堂本身保留了古代圣地的神秘性。
In Africa the snake is still sacred with many tribes.
非洲许多部落仍把蛇尊为圣物。
A church is a sacred building.
教堂是神圣的建筑物。
He had defiled the sacred name of the Holy Prophet.
他亵渎了这位神圣先知的圣名。
Every sacred symbol-linked to the gods-had a scientific as well as an esoteric purpose.
每一个神圣的符号-联接到神-有了一个科学和一个秘教的目的。
Our world view has become debased we no longer have a sense of the sacred.
我们的世界观堕落了。我们不再有神圣感了。
He went south to climb Taishan, a mountain sacred to the Chinese.
他南下去爬泰山了，那是中国人心目中一座神圣的山。
He said the unity of the country was sacred.
他说国家的统一神圣不可侵犯。